What is granite made of ?
Granite is an igneous rock made of feldspar, quartz, and other minor minerals, some good and some bad. • What colors of granite are available? Granite colors fall into three basic color families with many variations of each. They are the grays, the most popular in New England, browns/burgundies and blacks. • Where is the granite quarried from? Granite comes from all over the world however most of the gray granite comes from Vermont (Barre), the browns/burgundies from Quebec/South Dakota/India and the blacks from Pennsylvania/South Africa. Additionally some granite in varying colors/qualities comes from China and India. • Are there standard memorial shapes? Yes, however custom designed shapes are very popular. The standard shapes are: upright (most popular…traditional and contours), slants (bevels/pillows) and grass (flat). • Why do some memorials crack? Although granite is incredible and enduring, lesser qualities are porous. Water can seeps into the pores, crack and destroy the memori
